Summer 2014 Newspaper

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ALWAYS FREE ISSUE NO.6

WJHS PRESS WELLS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL/ SUMMER 2014

Staff:

Olivia Durfee

Megan Schneider

Rosemary

Campenella Nolan Potter

Channing Wang

Braeden Macneill

Madison

SzczygielLeah Tufts

Estelle Reardon

Advisors:

Ms. Esch

Ms. Zotos

TABLE OFCONTENTS-Adventure Bound

-Track Stars

-Life in the Sun

-Shooting Towards

Success

- The Icing On The

Cake- Lip Sync

When I rst stepped off the school bus ontothe Adventure Bound campus, the rstthought that came into my head was"Wow! This looks more like a resort than acamp!" And by looking at my peers, Icould tell that they had similar thoughtsgoing through their heads as well. Whenwe got off of the bus, we met under the bigtent for a meeting about what our 2 days atcamp would look like. Then after we putaway our things, the activities began! In thewoods behind the elds hid the biggestclimbing playground I had ever seen, withcountless challenges to be completed. Mygroup got set on a challenge involving aswinging rope and a very small platform. Itreally required a lot of brains to solve.

After that it was on to a giant wooden wallthat we were supposed to get everyoneover. At rst I had no idea what we weresupposed to do, but after we put all ourheads together, we were able to come upwith a good plan. That's mainly what Iloved about this trip, everyone was happyand participating. No one thought theywere "to cool" to do any of the activities.Everyone was encouraging and helpfulthroughout the whole thing and I thoughtthat was really cool and mature. I thoughtthat we truly did act like we were about tograduate 8th grade.

After the low elements, it was on to thehigh ones. These really did test yourcourage and really pushed you outside ofyour comfort zone. things like the HolyCow and trapeze jump were ones I hadnever seen anywhere else. Everyone trulypushed themselves and should feel proud.After that, it was free time! There was so

much to do, such as swim, play corn hole,basketball, nucumb or just simply relax andenjoy the beautiful weather. Even theteachers were getting into things! After freetime was dinner, and trust me, it was notcheap! A pizza buffet was waiting for us aswe walked into the main house. And it wasgood! After that was the indoor climbingwall, where students could challengethemselves on a difcult wall. Once againpeople were going out of their comfortzones and trying new things. After a bit ofthat, students could go to dance or cookmarshmallows over a warm re. After thatit was bed time, and we were all very tired(all but cabin 5 apparently) and went to bedwithout a problem. After waking up thenext morning and having anotherwonderful meal, it was off to rafting! Oncewe got in the Kennebec River, the rapidsbegan immediately, throwing the raftsaround like clothes in a drying machine.People got wet, people fell out, but most ofall people had fun! After getting back wehad a quick lunch (again very good) andthen headed home, all happy and tired.Overall, I thought that this was an excellenttrip, and I hope that Wells continues to dothis for the 8th graders.

ADVENTURE BOUND!



Track StarsBy Channing Wang

The track season at Wells Junior High is infull swing! The team of almost 70 kids andcoaches, Mr. Fearon, Mr. Winn, and Mr. MacLeodhave all been having a phenomenal year! Thisyear, multiple school records were broken! Theeighth grade class this year holds many of theseschool records. For the girls, Caroline Fordcurrently holds the record for the 100m and 200mdash. Madison Szczygiel holds the record for the400m and 800m run. And nally, the girls relayteam consisting of Madison, Caroline, Megan, andDelaney all broke the record this year. As for theboys, Mitch Libby holds the records for the 800mrun, 80m hurdles, and ties the record for the HighJump. Mitchel Stapleton also holds the record forthe 1600m run. I recently sat down with Mitchel,Mitch, Caroline, and Madison to get an insidescoop on what it's like to be part of the track life.

Me: When you rst joined the track team, didyou have intentions on breaking a record?

Mitchel: Well, I wouldn't say that I wanted toexactly break it, but it really interested me. Ilooked at it and wanted to make it my goal.

Me: What does it take to be good at track?

Mitchel: Have fun, patience and time, and takerisks.

Me: What does it feel like to get injured in themiddle of the season?

Mitch: It feels frustrating. You're getting betterand better, breaking records over and over, andthen in one moment, you're done.

Me: How does it feel to have constant injuries?

Caroline: Horrible, because whenever you take astep it hurts.

Me: What's your most memorable experiencefrom track season?

Madison : Working my hardest to nally achievemy goal of beating the 800!

Me: Can you sum up what it's like to be part ofthe team in one word?

Madison: Memorable.

I then sat down with Coach and teacher Mr. Fearonto conclude my interview.

Me: How would you describe this year'sseason?

Mr. Fearon: Awesome!



Life in the SunBy: Madison Szczygiel and Olivia Durfee

What are you doing this summer? We interviewed the 8th grade students andteachers asking them what their plans were for summer. The results came close, butin the end, most people haven't decided what they want to do this summer. Whetherit's Boy Scouts or chilling at the lake, this will be a summer to remember!



Shooting Towards SuccessBy: Braeden Macneill

Lacrosse, a sport brought to us from the

Eastern Woodland Indians as early as the17th century, is a sport I truly love. WellsJunior High School Lacrosse is muchdifferent from any younger age though. In7th and 8th grade, they introduce thedefensive stick to all boy lacrosse players.Defensive sticks are about twice the lengthof a normal Lacrosse stick, but they canhave their pros and cons. The longer shaftmakes catching and cradling harder, butstick checking easier.Girls on the other hand have the same rulesas they did their first year of lacrosse. Ingirls lacrosse, they use lacrosse sticks withmuch smaller pockets than boys. There isalso no full contact in girls lacrosse. If agirl shoulder checks another, than it would

be immediately called as a penalty. Oneother disadvantage in girls lacrosse is lack

of padding. Girls lacrosse players only geta mouth guard and a pair of protectivegoggles.In lacrosse, it is a 10 on 10 match up

between two teams at a time. Lacrosseincludes four different positions. It includesmidi, attack, defense, and goalie. Midi, a

position which is played in the middle ofthe field, has three different sides. Midi can

be played on the left, right, or in the centerof the field. Center midi will be the personto take a face-off, the fight for the ball

between the center midi on each team. Theleft and right midis, sprint to the ball as fastas they can when the whistle is blown.

Defense also has three different kinds of positions. They are left defense, centerdefense, and right defense. The job of the

defense is to make sure the opposing team

does not score a goal, but you probablyknew that. One of the downsides of playingdefense is that you can only stay on oneside of the field, if you cross half field, thanit will be called a penalty for offsides.

Attack is almost the exact opposite ofdefense. The job of an attack is to score thegoals for your team, but they are the samein some ways. As an attack, you are stillnot allowed to cross half field, and thereare still three different positions of attack.There are left, center, and right attack. Theonly position on the field that has less thanthree players is a goalie, and this position isa lot harder than it looks. The goalie is theone to make sure the other team doesn't geta point, but blocking it is not easy. Thegoalie has to block hard, rubber lacrosse

balls that can fly at him/her at 3 miles perhour, or 30 miles per hour!

Next spring when you are choosing thesport you want to play, just think for aminute. What sport do I want to do? WhenI do, I am going to pick lacrosse.



The Icing On The CakeBy: Estelle Reardon

Take a moment and imagine your favorite typeof yummy cake. Whether you are imaginingmarble cake, chocolate cake, or carrot cake,there is one thing that all of your cakesprobably have in common - frosting, cake andmore frosting. In fact, I'd say they go together

just like peanut butter and jelly. It may seemlike the dynamic duo of cake and frosting hasalways been an important partnership; however,this has not always been the case. Braceyourselves - for we are about to dig deeper intothe layers of the cake!

According to f oodtimeline.org, the ancientEgyptians were the rst humans to discovercake. Yet their version of cake was muchdifferent than our cake today, mainly due to thefact that it wasn’t decorated in frosting -gasp!!! These cakes basically consisted of bread whichwas sweetened with honey. Cake specialistPatricia Hunt has been able to inform readersthat cake wasn't transformed into the

masterpiece that it is today until the 16thcentury. During that time, a French bakerbecame the rst to put frosting on a cake inattempt to glue two layers of cake together.Though it worked for this purpose, the bakersoon discovered that frosting and cake hadmuch more potential together than just glue. Itwasn't long before the two became inseparable.

Though cake and icing may seem like a matchmade in heaven, not ever yone is too crazy about

the combo. For some people, the cake-style ofthe ancient Egyptians is the way to go.

What is your preference?

http://foodtimeline.org/





Lip SyncBy: Megan Schneider and Leah Tufts

Imagine the thrill as you are waiting to goon stage with butteries in your stomach as thecurtain opens. All eyes on you and your group. It isyour turn to preform. For many WJHS student thisyear and in years past this wasn't just a story, thiswas their reality. An they did an amazing jobperforming at this year's Lip Sync competition. In this year's Lip Sync there were 91individual students involved and 17 groups intotal. The judges were Mr. Winn, Ms. Bailey, Mr.Leblanc, Mrs. Bishop, and Mrs. Aldridge. The

Emcees were Patrick Dinmore and CadiSnowbrine making fabulous jokes all night long!There were three winners in each division.(SeeChart)

We talked to Annabelle Breton, a fth grader whodid the lip sync for the rst time ever and won rstplace in her division, to get some insight into thelip sync.

L&M(Leah and Megan): What was itlike to be alone on stage for your veryrst lip sync?

A(Annabelle): When my hat fell off myknees were shaking. Other than that, Iwasn't really nervous because I havedone theater before.

L&M : What was your favorite part ofdoing the lip sync?

A: I really had fun with thechoreographing and the costume. I alsoliked seeing other peoples’ acts.

L&M: Are you planning on doing the lipsync again next year?

A: Yes! I think I’ll do it with one of myfriends, but I don't know what song I willdo yet.

L&M: How did it feel to get rst?

A: I did not see it coming! I was verysurprised and happy.

L&M: If you could describe the lip syncin one word what would it be?

A: Amazing!!!

As you can see the lip sync was asuccess! We would denitely recommendparticipating next year! Thank you toeveryone who made the 2014 Lip Syncamazing. We eighth graders willdenitely miss participating in thiswonderful event!



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